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openSUSE makes baseline CPU requirements a little friendlier than feared

Morten Bjoernsvik
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Re: missing the point

>The whole point of x86 is backward compatibility.

Dropping archaic hardware means less code to maintain.

I agree with Linus: https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-i486/ Havent used a 486 in decades.

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